Randall S. Boyd, Attorney at Law

EDUCATION:
Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Texas, School of Law, 1972
Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1970

CITY GOVERNMENT:
Member Denton City Council, 1987-1991
Mayor Pro Tem, Denton, 1990-1991

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Attorney at Law, Denton, Texas, 1974-Present

Private law practice specialized in Tax Law, Business Law, Administrative Law, including: Social Security Disability, Immigration and Naturalization, Civil and Criminal Trials, and Personal Injury.

Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1973-1974

Assistant for the Law Enforcement Division in the Dallas Regional Office 
under Attorney General John Hill.

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES: 

Texas State Bar Association 1973-Present
Member, Tax Attorney's Committee
Member, Historical Landmark Commission
Member, Denton Rotary Club
Denton County Bar Association 1973-Present
President 1985-1986
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Chairman, Judicial Bar Poll Committee  

Melody Tadlock Mills, Attorney at Law

Private practice, Fort Worth, Texas, 1994-2003
Private practice and Mediator, Civil and Commercial, 2003-2005
Private practice, Denton, Texas, 2006- Present                                

With a feverish compassion and dedication to women's rights, Melody went to St. Mary's Law School, inspired by Rosa Parks (1951-2005) American Civil Rights Activist. Rosa Parks sparked the successful 1955-56 Montgomery, Alabama, city boycott when she refused a driver's order to give a seat to a white man simply because she was black (as mandated by city ordinance); Indira Gandhi (1917-84) Indian politician. Indira Gandhi became the leader of the world's largest democracy in 1966 and for almost 22 years thereafter was the leading voice for India and the third world in international affairs; Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American humanitarian and diplomat, an activist first lady who made the position one of great, if unofficial influence. As a delegate to the fledgling United Nations in 1948, she played a central role in drafting and securing adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights; and Helen Keller (1880-1968), American lecturer and writer awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, the year Melody was born, for her efforts to improve treatment of the deaf and blind were influential in removing the handicapped from asylums. 

Melody is the Past President and Board Chairwoman of the Dallas Fort Worth/National Employment Lawyers Association (DFW-NELA), and she is an active member of the Texas Employment Lawyers Association (TELA). She was an active member of the Tarrant County Bar Association until this past year, as well as the Tarrant County Women's Bar, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. She is a member of the Metroport Rotary Club and has volunteered her time to work on numerous pro bono legal causes.

In 2006, Melody came back to her home town of Denton, Texas, and joined the law office of another Denton native, Randall S. Boyd.  She is a certified mediator (civil and commercial mediations) and on occasion, has been known to "effectively stump even the most powerful negotiators."  Melody's style is honest, ethical, simple and direct.

Practice areas: Civil Litigation and Appeals.